Note of Thanks...Pastor Marc and Elise would like to thank all of you who helped us celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary last Sunday. Your prayers and presence meant a great deal to us. Your love and support means a lot to us. We love you all!

Easter Plans! On Palm Sunday, March 29th, there will be a Palm Procession. We will have our Maundy Thursday Service at 7 pm on Holy Thursday, April 2nd. There will be an Easter Breakfast as a Camp Fundraiser on Easter Sunday, April 5th from 8:00 - 9:30 am. Our Easter Resurrection Celebration will move to 10 am and we will have Easter Baskets for the children. Also, remember that we will be receiving a Special Easter Missions Offering for Liz and Neil Peterson, our missionaries in Southeast Asia.

Lanyon Covenant Missions Team has a new mission to provide support to the area food pantries. Donations will be collected on each Benevolent Sunday at the church. Benevolent Sunday is held on the 5th Sunday of the month. The donations will be shared on an alternating basis for the food pantries. "For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink." Matt. 25:35 For the Month of March, the Mission Team is collecting the following items for the Dayton Food Pantry. You may bring your items to church and place them in the container provided or make a donation and we will make the purchases for you. Canned Fruits Fruit Juices Tomato Juice (both fruit & tomato) Canned Soup Canned Chicken Canned Tuna Instant Potatoes Dry Cereal (hot or cold) Peanut Butter Laundry Detergent Dish Soap Toilet Paper

We will complete our March Food Pantry drive next Sunday, March 29th, which is also Benevolent Sunday, when all loose offering will go to our Benevolent Fund.

"THE STORY"

Sundays at 9:30 am - Worship Service and Wednesdays, at 6:00 pm - A.C.T.I.O.N. - There is still time to purchase your copy of "THE STORY," if you would like to follow along.

THIS WEEK IN PRAYER & PRAISE

Pray forthe residents and staff of all our local Care Centers, that this Easter Season will be a source of hope.

Pray for local law enforcement, that they will be safe as they patrol our area and try to keep us safe as well.

Pray for First Covenant Church in Mason City and Pastors Steve Johnson and Greg Reiner.

NEWS AND NOTES

Easter Lilies may be ﻿ordered at Swanson Florist in Gowrie. We will pick them up on Good Friday, April 3rd, for the Easter Sunday Service. --------------------------------------------------

The PULSE Survey begins on Sunday, March 22nd and runs through April 6th. This is an external assessment of church health that will guide our strategic planning for ministry in the next 18 months. It is an Internet based program that will be open to all active participants in the life of Lanyon Covenant. If you do not have access to the Internet, you can use a computer here at church to enter your answers to 54 key questions about the current health of the church. Your participation is very important. --------------------------------------

Lanyon Covenant Wormen's dues are $20.00 annually and help fund our local ministry as well as the Conference and National Women's Ministries. Please pay your dues to Fay Lambert or place in the offering, designated to Lanyon Covenant Women.---------------------------------------------

Mark Your Calendar

Coming Saturday, May 30th ...

All Church Garage Sale at the Dayton Community Center. Start gathering your treasures for this Camp Scholarship Fundraiser. More details to come! Contact Angie Cunnigan if you have any questions.---------------------------------------------------

NOTES:

Interested in becoming a member of Lanyon Covenant Church? Talk with a council member or Pastor Marc about this. ---------------------------------------------

Church Prayer Chain -Do you feel called to a ministry of prayer? If you want to join the prayer chain let Lois Lambert know at 515-547-2489. If you have a prayer need, please call Lois. ---------------------------------------------

Don't Forget to sign up to bring cookies for Coffee and Fellowship after Worship Service. If you prefer you may donate money to purchase cookies. Contact Betty Peterson.---------------------------------------------

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